MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bluegrass musicians and fans are mourning the death of a popular bass fiddle player from McNairy County, Tennessee. Gerald Kennedy and his wife were killed June 15 in an car accident ...

At age 19, Isaac Rohrbach might be deemed a throwback to the days of old, and not just because he plays an oblong, octagonal upright bass that he made himself to perform in a bluegrass-gospel-country ...

And it's fast." Now it's time to actually play a bluegrass rhythm. The New Orleanians, most of whom have never even heard bluegrass before, look nervous but determined. Young fiddle player Katherine ...

Will success spoil Alison Krauss? The pressure is certainly building. On July 3, 21-year-old Krauss became the first bluegrass player in 29 years to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. That night, ...

When participants arrived at the first-ever Bluegrass Jam Camp in Davis last January, many had never played music with other ...

DelFest, the annual event hosted by Del McCoury, is often described as a bluegrass festival, even though only a minority of the acts are traditional bluegrass bands. Many a casual observer assumes ...

With a bluegrass concert and dance series this weekend and the 19 th Midwinter Singing Festival next weekend, Ten Pound Fiddle is heating up the cold winter days. At 7:30 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 26, ...

Yonder Mountain String Band has been a progressive bluegrass group for nearly 30 years. The band's latest album, "Good as True," was influenced by the music of Tom Petty. Since their beginning, the ...